Post #2653472
2025-11-26 00:36 UTC
@GabeMoralesVR@mastodon.social That's the thing, I'm aware of the stats from various sources and I've already seen all these videos, so maybe YouTube knows my tastes and suggest way more of these types of videos to someone who doesn't have a history of watching this type of content.
The Stat Counter Desktop OS monthly market share report used to be quoted a lot by Linux media when it hit above 4% last year, but it has tumbled down since then, and has not made it back to 4% for a long time (the PewDiePie video has no noticeable impact on these stats).
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@GabeMoralesVR@mastodon.social 2025-11-26 00:39
@alexleduc@mstdn.ca I'd say what matters more than overall users is *which* overall users. The 3% on steam is more important than the 4% on the Stat Counter Desktop OS monthly market share report, precisely because of the type of people who are Steam. Steam users are the sorts of people who stream, and are more prone to evangelize. The growth in steam is the same market that produces youtube videos. Someone using linux for server maintained is less likely to stream about steam on youtube.